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ARCHERY BOW Filed Aug. 20, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG.|. FIG-2; 5

INVENTOR. MALDWYN E.JONES ATTO NEY M. E. JONES ARCHERY BOW April 11, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 20, 1958 INVENTOR. MALDWYN E. JQNES BY j ATTQ ARCHERY BOW Maidwyn E. Jones, Ferguson, Mo. (5424 E. 3rd St., Mesa, Ariz.)

Filed Aug. 20, 1958, Ser. No. 756,224

'3 Claims. (Cl. 124-24) The invention relates to archery bows and consists particularly in a novel arrangement of the handle portion of the bow.

In conventional bows, the handle is arranged with its cross section elongated in the common plane of the bow and bow-string, with the result that the wrist of the person using the bow extends directly rearwardly from the handle, and is frequently scraped by the bow-string as it straightens when released. Repeated scraping of the wrist in this area causes the skin to become inflamed, and discourages many persons from the practice of archery.

It is a principal object of the invention to provide an archery bow in which the bow-string cannot scrape the archers wrist.

It is a further object to arrange the handle of a bow in such a way that the wrist of the archer will be sufiiciently disaligned from the common plane of the string and how that the spring will not scrape the wrist as it moves from the drawn to released positions.

The objects set forth above and other more detailed objects hereinafter appearing are attained substantially by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation view of a bow embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a view of the bow illustrated in Figure 1, from the rear.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view along the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view along the horizontal center line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary View of the middle portion of the bow, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the middle portion of the bow, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a horizontal sectional view of the bow, showing a part of an arrow and the hand and part of the forearm of a person using the bow.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a bow, slightly stressed into arcuate shape by the usual bow-string 2. From an oblong cross-section elongated transversely of the common plane of the bow and string, along the line 3-3, the upper half of the bow tapers inwardly until its cross-section becomes approximately equilateral at its upper extremity, which is grooved, as at 4, to receive the end of the bow-string 2. Below the line 33, the bow tapers transversely inwardly, but flares rearwardly to form arrow guide 5, the cross-section of which is elongated in the common plane of the bow and string. Arrow guide 5 terminates at short distance above horizontal center line 4-4, and in this region the major axis of the bow cross-section is shifted clockwise, as best seen in Figures 3 and 4 to an angle of approximately 45 with the common plane of the bow and string, forming a vertically elongated handle 7 of generally oblong cross-section. Handle 7 is shaped to be easily grasped by a human hand and is vertically symmetrical with respect to hori- Fatented Apr. ll, 1961 zontal center line 44; below handle 7, the lower half of the bow is of similar shape to the upper half, described above, tapering transversely inwardly in both directions from a maximum oblong cross-section the same distance below the horizontal center line as the line 3-3 is above the horizontal center line.

It will be evident, from Figure 7, that the arrangement described above is adapted for the use of a right-handed archer, who would grasp the bow with his left hand. It will be understood that a bow might be equally suitably arranged for use by a left-handed person by shifting the major axis of the handle cross-section to a direction 45 counterclockwise with respect to the common bowstring plane.

Referring particularly to Figure 7, a left hand H, and associated wrist W and forearm portion F of an archer are shown, with the bow handle 7 gripped by hand H, and an arrow 9 notched on string 2 and resting on the upper surface of hand H and slidably engaging the left-hand side of arrow guide 5. It will be evident from this view that, because of the inclination between the handle and the bow-string common plane, the wrist and forearm of the person shooting a bow constructed according to the invention extend at a substantial angle to the bow-string common plane, so that when the string is released it will not scrape any part of the archers wrist.

Although only a preferred embodiment of my invention is described and illustrated herein, exclusive use is conteinplated of all modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

'I claim:

1. An archery bow device comprising a bow, a string connected at its ends to the ends of said how and stressing said how arcuately, a handle-forming intermediate section of said bow elongated lengthwise of and in axial alignment with said bow and having its transverse cross section elongated at an acute angle to the common plane defined by said bow and said string.

2. An archery bow device comprising a bow, a string secured at its ends to the ends of said bow and stressing said bow arcuately, said bow having its transverse cross section intermediate its ends and its middle portion elongated at right angles to the common plane defined by said bow and string, its middle portion including a handle elongated lengthwise of and in axial alignment with said bow and having its transverse cross-section elongated at an acute angle to said common plane.

3. An archery bow device comprising a bow, a string secured at its ends to the ends of said bow and stressing said bow arcuately, said bow having its transverse cross section intermediate its ends and its middle portion elongated at right angles to the common plane of said bow and string and tapering inwardly therefrom to a substantially equilateral cross-section near its ends, the middle portion of said bow having the upper portion of its transverse cross-section elongated in the common plane of said bow and string and the portion immediately therebelow forming a handle having its transverse cross-section elongated at an acute angle to said common plane.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 218,079 Streeter July 29, 1879 581,331 Brewster Apr. 27, 1897 740,500 White Oct. 6, 1903 2,294,052 Springer Aug. 25, 1942 2,842,113 Roper July 8, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 744,791 France Jan. 26, 1933 

